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Mike Bloomberg went to Washington yesterday to meet with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank. Officially, he went to discuss the crisis on Wall Street, but he may have had other ideas in mind: "Mr. Bloomberg has told several friends that both the Treasury and World Bank positions appeal to him." Unfortunately, Paulson had to cancel his breakfast meeting this morning. And maybe Mike's just playing the tease for the 35th time? "Mr. Bloomberg is known to float balloons—such as his interest in running for president and governor—only to retreat later, after whipping his colleagues and the news media into a frenzy of speculation. That may be the case with his interest in the Treasury and World Bank jobs." [NYT/City Room]